Company News

Belgian family-owned nylon integrated producer Domo Chemicals is to acquire the Performance Polyamides Business of Solvay (Brussels) in Europe. The business needed to be divested to a third party as part...Read More»

Materials News

Styrenics maker Ineos Styrolution held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 100 kilotonne ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant in Bayport, Texas, recently. The development of the new site is part of a bigger expansion plan...Read More»

Machinery News

Having acquired Maillefer two years ago, extrusion machinery specialist Davis-Standard will use the K2019 show in Dusseldorf, Germany, to highlight the expertise of its subsidiary at the show to be held from 16-23 October. Its other companies in the group...Read More»

According to a Lucintel survey, the 2018 specialty carbon black market reached US$1.8 billion. Due to its increased demand in the construction, building, packaging, automobile industry, plastic, and coating sectors, the figure is expected to reach US$2.5 billion in 2022. Against this backdrop...Read More»

Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs), which exhibit tough properties, suit a highly demanding technology and data-driven era, against the backdrop of the upcoming 5G and 3D-printing arena. The human attention span has now shortened to eight seconds from 12 minutes, according to a study. While technology cannot be blamed for how the brain...Read More»

According to a Lucintel survey, the 2018 specialty carbon black market reached US$1.8 billion. Due to its increased demand in the construction, building, packaging, automobile industry, plastic, and coating sectors, the figure is expected to reach US$2.5 billion in 2022. Against this backdrop...Read More»

Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs), which exhibit tough properties, suit a highly demanding technology and data-driven era, against the backdrop of the upcoming 5G and 3D-printing arena. The human attention span has now shortened to eight seconds from 12 minutes, according to a study. While technology cannot be blamed for how the brain...Read More»